The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2125
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
1:21 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2503
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.8° / 71.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.01° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.25° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.